Vol. 3 Ch. 16

On Friday evening, Leon’s family sat in the pavilion in front of the Silver Dragon Sanctuary, waiting for the "school bus," Leviathan.

Moon stood in the yard, shading her eyes with her small hand as she gazed at the fiery sunset in the distance.

Standing on tiptoe, her tail swaying eagerly behind her, she was clearly filled with anticipation for her sister’s return home for the weekend.

"Moon, your sister still has a little while before she gets back. There’s no need to be so anxious. Come sit and wait," Rosvisser reminded her.

Moon reluctantly pulled her gaze away, her tail drooping and lightly dragging on the ground as she walked toward the pavilion, looking a bit downhearted.

Seeing his daughter looking so sad, Leon lifted her onto his lap. "Are you missing your sister?"

The little dragoness nodded vigorously, "Moon hasn’t seen her sister for five days. I miss her so much."

"Well, Daddy misses her too. How about when your sister gets home, we race to see who can hug her first?" Leon suggested, trying to cheer her up.

Moon’s eyes brightened, and she proudly placed her hands on her hips, her tail perking up. "Daddy doesn’t stand a chance!"

"Oh? So confident?"

"Yes! Because Daddy gets weak from time to time. I calculated it—it’s right around the time for you to be weak again!"

"......"

Leon had only intended to comfort his daughter and distract her, but why did it feel like he just got stabbed in the heart?

Does Daddy look like a weakling?

Daddy is very strong, okay! Your mom knows that best.

"Ah~"

While Leon was lost in thought, he heard a sigh from the other side.

He turned his head toward the source, looking at their pink-haired daughter, Aurora, who was leaning forward with her chin resting on her hands, sighing again.

"What’s wrong, Aurora?"

Aurora leaned on her hands, staring blankly. "Ah~ A woman’s excitement is like a candle at dinner—it never lasts more than two hours."

Hearing this, Leon gasped sharply.

He immediately shot a look at Rosvisser, wondering if the Queen had secretly been teaching Aurora these strange things.

Rosvisser raised her hands innocently, signaling that she hadn’t said anything of the sort.

She reached out to pat Aurora’s head. "Why would you say something like that all of a sudden?"

"Second Sister isn’t as excited about me as she used to be. Ah~ Mom, my life is like walking on thin ice. Do you think I can win back her heart?"

"......"

For someone so small, she sure knew how to say a lot.

While Rosvisser was pondering how to respond to Aurora, Moon interrupted,

"Aurora, stop overthinking. Moon will always like you."

"Really, Second Sister?"@@novelbin@@

"Really!"

"Hug me, Second Sister~"

Aurora hopped off the stone bench, throwing her small arms around her sister.

The two sisters snuggled together, their tails wrapping around each other.

Leon and Rosvisser exchanged a glance, unsure whether to stay silent or say something to praise the sisterly bond unfolding before them.

But before they could react, Leon noticed Aurora slyly giving him an "okay" hand sign.

In that moment, Leon understood—this plan to distract Moon had been orchestrated by Lady Aurora herself!

Leon smiled to himself, then glanced at Rosvisser.

The Queen had also caught Aurora’s signal and smiled appreciatively.

"Second Sister, will you really always like me?" Aurora asked again.

Moon nodded seriously. "I will."

"Really, really?"

"Really, really."

"Really, really, re—"

Before she could finish, they heard a voice at the door:

"Moon, Aurora, I’m home!"

"Sis, I’m coming~"

In an instant, Moon transformed into a little rocket, sprinting toward the door.

Leaving Aurora standing alone in the pavilion, looking a little dazed.

"At least finish your sentence, Second Sister..."

Leon walked over to Aurora, ruffling her hair. "You have to understand, the whole world knows she’s obsessed with her big sister."

Aurora shrugged. "It’s fine. At least I managed to stall her until Big Sis got home. Daddy, my mission is complete~"

Leon chuckled, bending down to pick her up. "Let’s go greet your big sister."

"Okay, okay."

The three of them left the pavilion, heading toward the entrance.

As they got closer, Leon noticed that Noa wasn’t alone. Beside her was another girl.

Leon narrowed his eyes, observing the dragon girl next to Noa. She was slightly taller than Noa and had a gentle, cute appearance. Leon figured she must be one of Noa’s classmates.

When Moon saw the other girl, her tail, which had been raised high in excitement, drooped slightly.

She slowed her pace as she approached Noa and the girl.

Leon, holding Aurora, stood behind Moon with Rosvisser by his side.

"Noa, who is this...?" Leon asked.

"Oh, hi, Uncle. My name is Helena. I’m Noa’s classmate. I’m nine years old this year."

Uncle...

Leon’s eye twitched slightly at the title.

Sure, he was already a father, so being called "uncle" by a kid wasn’t out of the ordinary.

But General Leon was only twenty-four, and already his daughter’s classmates were calling him "uncle"...

Ah, time waits for no man.

"Hello, Auntie," Helena greeted Rosvisser politely.

Being over two hundred years old, Rosvisser didn’t react the same way Leon did to being called "auntie." She smiled and nodded, "Hello, Helena."

This child wasn’t shy, but she also wasn’t overly familiar. She struck the perfect balance for a first-time meeting, showing good manners.

Rosvisser thought to herself that Helena likely wasn’t from an ordinary noble family.

"Dad, Mom, Helena’s going to stay with us this weekend. Is that okay?" Noa asked.

"Of course," Rosvisser replied.

There was no problem with Noa’s classmate staying over.

In fact, Rosvisser was happy to see that Noa had made a friend she could bring home.

Her eldest daughter had always been more mature than her peers, thinking more deeply and often putting too much pressure on herself. Over time, this had caused Noa to become a bit withdrawn and introverted.

Making friends at this stage was a good thing for Noa.

After all, she couldn’t rely on her father and two younger sisters to ease the burdens and worries in her life forever. She needed a normal social circle and some friends of her own.

"Thank you, Auntie~" Helena gave a slight bow in thanks.

Then her gaze shifted to Moon and Aurora. "Noa, are these the sisters you’ve mentioned before?"

"Yes."

Noa walked over to Moon, taking her hand. "This is Moon, my twin sister. The one my dad is holding is Aurora, though we call her Little Light."

"Hi, Moon~"

Helena extended her hand for a handshake.

Moon’s large eyes trembled slightly.

She looked at the girl standing next to her sister, and her mind flashed back to the day they dropped Noa off at school.

It had been this very girl, Helena, who had taken Noa’s arm and led her into the classroom that day.

Lost in thought, Moon forgot to respond.

It wasn’t until Noa gently squeezed her hand that she snapped back to reality.

"Ah! Ah... H-Hello, I’m Moon. It means ‘the moon.’"

Moon took Helena’s hand, squeezing it a little harder than she intended.

Aurora, still nestled in her father’s arms, raised an eyebrow at the scene.

Oh ho, looks like this weekend is going to be entertaining.